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Phantom Four: Children of the Grave
The world is going to Hell in the year 2010, or is it?
Four brothers who go through an unfortunate "accident" reemerge 20 years later with no memory of their past or family. While they try to find out who they are, they discover that they must protect the citizens of New York City from the devils of the underworld. Hell has opened their gates wide, and NYC will experience inevitable doom, unless these heroes fight the overwhelming odds. Fortunately, they also discover they have amazing, god-like powers of darkness within their souls.
However, their gifts come with a horrible price.
Those powers are cursed, and they must deal with the curse in the most violent and sadistic way possible! Also, the darkness is growing inside them, turning them into true creatures of the night. And as they grow stronger, so does the curse! To make matters worse, they must hide all of this from their love interests. The brothers realize quickly that they will never be able to live a normal life, and that their girlfriends' lives are in danger just by being with them. However, those ladies hold a special place in their lives, for the loving hearts of their women are the only thing that is keeping them from going insane with rage.
With a forgotten past, a perilous future they were brought into against their will, and more tragic surprises that await them, life is extremely difficult for the brothers. Still, they are heroes, and now evil has something to fear. They must take the road no one has ever traveled, embark on this quest to discover their ultimate destiny, and eventually face the most legendary of evils...
And that is only the beginning!
This story contains unique personalities and detailed fight scenes for non-stop action. It also contains bone-chilling horror, hilarious comedy between the brothers, and plenty of mystery and suspense to keep you reading. Phantom Four is also a very romantic tale, as they each show their girlfriends just how special they are to them, while keeping the sad truth a secret from them. There are many heart-warming moments that might just make you cry. It contains adult language, violence and gore, and sexual content. It is not intended for children. There are no boring chapters. Once you start reading, you might not ever put the book down! Phantom Four is a riveting adventure that will keep you on the edge of excitement from start to finish.
Four brothers who go through an unfortunate "accident" reemerge 20 years later with no memory of their past or family. While they try to find out who they are, they discover that they must protect the citizens of New York City from the devils of the underworld. Hell has opened their gates wide, and NYC will experience inevitable doom, unless these heroes fight the overwhelming odds. Fortunately, they also discover they have amazing, god-like powers of darkness within their souls.
However, their gifts come with a horrible price.
Those powers are cursed, and they must deal with the curse in the most violent and sadistic way possible! Also, the darkness is growing inside them, turning them into true creatures of the night. And as they grow stronger, so does the curse! To make matters worse, they must hide all of this from their love interests. The brothers realize quickly that they will never be able to live a normal life, and that their girlfriends' lives are in danger just by being with them. However, those ladies hold a special place in their lives, for the loving hearts of their women are the only thing that is keeping them from going insane with rage.
With a forgotten past, a perilous future they were brought into against their will, and more tragic surprises that await them, life is extremely difficult for the brothers. Still, they are heroes, and now evil has something to fear. They must take the road no one has ever traveled, embark on this quest to discover their ultimate destiny, and eventually face the most legendary of evils...
And that is only the beginning!
This story contains unique personalities and detailed fight scenes for non-stop action. It also contains bone-chilling horror, hilarious comedy between the brothers, and plenty of mystery and suspense to keep you reading. Phantom Four is also a very romantic tale, as they each show their girlfriends just how special they are to them, while keeping the sad truth a secret from them. There are many heart-warming moments that might just make you cry. It contains adult language, violence and gore, and sexual content. It is not intended for children. There are no boring chapters. Once you start reading, you might not ever put the book down! Phantom Four is a riveting adventure that will keep you on the edge of excitement from start to finish.
192 pages, Paperback
First published September 13, 2010
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November 4, 2010
The Phantom Four; Children of the Grave, by Roger Wilson is the tale of four young boys whose lives were stolen at the age of five by the forces of evil, and then transformed by the powers of good into the ultimate fighting quartet 20 years later. Based in various venues around New York City, the Phantom Four fight demons of Hell who are aiding Satan in his take over of the world. All the while they learn about themselves, discover their past, and hone their newly acquired skills.
This story has a good premise for a hero story. It is written in a screenplay format, as that was the initial intention of the writer. However, it would be best told in a graphic novel where the story and characters could come alive like traditional superheroes.
There were some technical errors in the book, but my biggest difficulty was with the incongruity of the Christan themes with the sexual context of the story. There was also a lot of profanity, which I do not have a personal issue with, but again, did not fit well with the Christian themes. The religious aspects felt unnatural to the overall flow of the story, with the exception of the "good versus evil" elements.
Overall, I feel that this story has promise. I liked the ideas and hope that the author will go back and revise the conceptual inconsistencies.
On a scale of 1-4, I give this book a 2.
This book was published by Outskirts Press.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-6122-6
Thank you to Roger Wilson for the gift of his book.
This story has a good premise for a hero story. It is written in a screenplay format, as that was the initial intention of the writer. However, it would be best told in a graphic novel where the story and characters could come alive like traditional superheroes.
There were some technical errors in the book, but my biggest difficulty was with the incongruity of the Christan themes with the sexual context of the story. There was also a lot of profanity, which I do not have a personal issue with, but again, did not fit well with the Christian themes. The religious aspects felt unnatural to the overall flow of the story, with the exception of the "good versus evil" elements.
Overall, I feel that this story has promise. I liked the ideas and hope that the author will go back and revise the conceptual inconsistencies.
On a scale of 1-4, I give this book a 2.
This book was published by Outskirts Press.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-6122-6
Thank you to Roger Wilson for the gift of his book.
December 13, 2010
The Phantom Four: Children of the grave, is an urban, action packed, supernatural story that begins in Nepal India and ends on the streets of New York. The Story follows the exploits of four young quadruplet brothers who die mysteriously as child then twenty years later rise from the grave as young men with supernatural powers. The four use their powers to fight the forces of evil that have begun to threaten the citizens of New York. Apparently the Devil has risen and formed an army to take over the world. The only thing that stands in his way is these newly formed superheroes.
The story is easy to follow and is uniquely written in a screenplay format. As the story unfolds we follow the four brothers through their lives, first as children then as apparitions learning to control their new powers. We see how the brothers cope with their new found fame as they begin battling the agents of evil on the city streets.
The action of the story is another unique feature of the book. Many of the scenes are very visual and read like scenes out of a Japanese animated movie or even a fighting video game such as Tekken or Mortal Kombat. Even some of the dialogue helps to relay this same feeling.
This is a book that would do well as a graphic novel. In fact Phantom Four is really a graphic novel without the graphics. If you like action packed fight scenes, battles between good and evil then this is a book for you.
The story is easy to follow and is uniquely written in a screenplay format. As the story unfolds we follow the four brothers through their lives, first as children then as apparitions learning to control their new powers. We see how the brothers cope with their new found fame as they begin battling the agents of evil on the city streets.
The action of the story is another unique feature of the book. Many of the scenes are very visual and read like scenes out of a Japanese animated movie or even a fighting video game such as Tekken or Mortal Kombat. Even some of the dialogue helps to relay this same feeling.
This is a book that would do well as a graphic novel. In fact Phantom Four is really a graphic novel without the graphics. If you like action packed fight scenes, battles between good and evil then this is a book for you.
October 9, 2010
This was a book that I both loved and hated.
I loved the way the author told it, in a format that made you envision the story in movie form. The story itself is what I both enjoyed and disliked. I loved the premise of the four brothers being these heroes, but did their have to be such a religious connotation to everything? I felt that there was too much God Vs. Satan stuff in this book to really want to delve deep into the story. It was a little off-putting, and I read my bible daily.
The morals were clear and well-defined, but could have been told with less back and forth between Good and Evil. All the Lucifer stuff really cramped my style, since I am more rooting for the big guy in the white castle of clouds.
Just not for me.
I loved the way the author told it, in a format that made you envision the story in movie form. The story itself is what I both enjoyed and disliked. I loved the premise of the four brothers being these heroes, but did their have to be such a religious connotation to everything? I felt that there was too much God Vs. Satan stuff in this book to really want to delve deep into the story. It was a little off-putting, and I read my bible daily.
The morals were clear and well-defined, but could have been told with less back and forth between Good and Evil. All the Lucifer stuff really cramped my style, since I am more rooting for the big guy in the white castle of clouds.
Just not for me.
October 6, 2010
This book was very unique from the moment I opened the pages. The story reads like emails. I thought it was a great twist in how you read a book. There are 4 brothers who go through an accident to come back years later with no recall of their past. They have powers that they are not use to and it comes with a price. The book is great as it has something that will appeal to anyone with romance, mystery, thriller, humor, sex, horror. This is a great read and was glad to be able to review it.
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